About book The Zane Grey Frontier Trilogy: Betty Zane, The Last Trail, The Spirit Of The Border (2007)
Recently, my mother and I have been on a quest to find easy, entertaining fiction reads for my grandfather. He has blossomed into a reader late in life, and it is important for us to find titles that will be familiar to him in genre and setting. It just so happens that one of his favorite TV shows was Gun Smoke and he has been a lifelong fan of the classic Western. Enter, author Zane Grey. I have only read one of his books (the first in the Frontier Trilogy - Betty Zane), but from what I have read about the author, he seems to be a perfect fit. Betty Zane was an quick, fun read. Due the setting and era the book was written, it is not politically correct. the pioneers are good, the Native Americans are - for the most part - the enemy, and men and women know their place well. But perhaps that is what is so appealing: it is a glamorized, romanticized portrayal of the American frontier and the brave pioneers who explored and settled it. The novel reads like a good Western: a pretty maid, strong men, adventures and romance. A fluent reader could get through the entire book in a day or so...but that, too, is also the point. This title would be a great distraction while flying on a plane or sitting in a waiting room. Not a lot of thought, but a lot of adventure and a historical setting that will be fun to imagine.I am told that Zane Grey's most famous book is Riders of the Purple Sage which, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riders_o...), helped lay the groundwork for the formula of the popular Westerns we know and love today. I will have to give that one a try, as well.
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